Passenger Protection In Rail Transit Vehicles

Post Date

July 3rd 2008

Application Due Date

August 11th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

D2008-CEM-TRV-TRI

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Nonprofits; For profit companies; Public Transit Agencies;

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $175000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $175000

Grant Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requests proposals from public entities that will ultimately result in the award of one or more cooperative agreements to improve passenger protection in rail transit vehicle collisions and identify interior feature designs or configurations that minimize passenger injuries in secondary impact scenarios. (Secondary impact refers to an occupant striking part of the vehicle interior surfaces or other occupants during a collision, derailment or sudden stop). FTA seeks applications for research defining the problem of collision-related rail transit passenger injuries and identifying designs or solutions to prevent or mitigate injuries.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  DOT/Federal Transit Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Roy Chen; 202-366-0462
  Engineer
  Federal Transit Administration
  Office of Technology
  1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
  4th Floor - East Building - Rm E43-440
  Washington, DC 20590

• Agency Mailing Address:

  United States Department of Transportation / Federal Transit Administration

• Agency Email Address:

  Royweishun.chen@dot.gov

• More Information:

  FTA Website